background preloader

Writer Blogs

Facebook Twitter

8 Reasons To Use Scrivener To Write And Produce Your Books. Novel writing classes with Erica Orloff. Are you ready to finally write your novel? Is 2014 your year? Is there a book in you? Are you ready to take your unfinished manuscript to the next level? Have you been writing for years but want to finally work with an experienced writing coach because this year, you’re dedicated to growing as a writer? This is your opportunity! Sign up for one of this course offered exclusively through Editing for Authors and taught by novelist Erica Orloff: Write Your Book in Six Months Beginning June 15, and running through December 15, this six-month classes will include: Biweekly assignments designed to get you writing and keeping you on track toward completing your book in six months.Exclusive vlogs to inspire you, get you thinking, and most importantly, keep you focused on your writing!

Cost: $200 reserves your space in the class. $200 is due at the class inception. GIFT CERTIFICATES: Is there a writer in your life? We accept MC/Visa, and PayPal We can’t wait to write with you! Writing The Perfect Scene: Advanced Fiction Writing Tips. Having trouble making the scenes in your novel work their magic? In this article, I’ll show you how to write the “perfect” scene. Maybe you think it’s impossible to write the perfect scene. After all, who can choose every word perfectly, every thought, every sentence, every paragraph? What does perfection mean, anyway? Honestly, I don’t know. But structure is pretty well understood. The Two Levels of Scene Structure A scene has two levels of structure, and only two. The large-scale structure of the sceneThe small-scale structure of the scene This may seem obvious, but by the end of this article, I hope to convince you that it’s terribly profound.

Before we begin, we need to understand how we keep score. Your reader is reading your fiction because you provide him or her with a powerful emotional experience. If you fail to create these emotions in your reader, then you have failed. Large-Scale Structure of a Scene The large-scale structure of a scene is extremely simple. GoalConflictDisaster. Writing The Perfect Scene: Advanced Fiction Writing Tips. Advanced Fiction Writing, By Randy Ingermanson, The "Snowflake Guy" Anne R. Allen's Blog. Home, index - Writers and Editors.